Julie Kenner's Blog, page 117

Raising kids or fighting demons…how do you choose?

I’m so excited to be blogging at Jane Myers Perrine’s cyber-home today, especially when she posed the question of choosing between being a soccer mom or a Demon Hunter. Because, really, what mom hasn’t had to make that choice? Why just this morning, I had to choose between getting my kids to school on time or slaying the demon that came barreling in through the back door. (I chose slaying—trust me when I tell you that spatulas aren’t only for flipping eggs.) And then there was the time that —

Please stop by and say hi!

Oh. Wait.

That’s not my life. That’s Kate. Read More….

What’s your punishment workout of choice?

I’m over at the Whine Sisters today whining about how much I don’t like working out … but also about how I’ve found a workout that, yes, works for me. Tabata sprints!

Read all about it here.



Do you do Tabata’s? What’s your favorite workout?

Shadow Keepers: Midnight (back cover copy!)

Check out the back cover copy for the Shadow Keepers: Midnight novella over at J.K. Beck: http://jkbeck.com/shadow-keepers-midnight/

Shadow Keepers Update

[image error]Hey! I've updated my JK Beck and Angry Superheroes websites re the most recent news about the upcoming Shadow Keepers ebook, MIDNIGHT.

Read all about it over at angrysuperheroes: http://www.angrysuperheroes.com

Hour of the Dragon…check it out!!

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So why the mummy picture? Read the story and find out!

My 9yo daughter Catherine and I are writing a story together (she's driving the pony, I'm helping her steer). It's over at Angry Superheroes at this link: Hour of the Dragon. Hope you check it out!

And remember…most of my blogging is over there now (not that it's much lately, deadlines and all). Just my little attempt to streamline my life.

The new blog

And, yet again, I've moved the blog.

Which means that, now, for your blogging pleasure, you can find me over at my new everything-and-the-kitchen-sink blog, Angry Superheroes, www.angrysuperheroes.com

This blog will stay active for Julie Kenner book related stuff only (which means if you're looking for J.K. Beck news or homeschooling stuff or writing tidbits or follow-ups on Isabella's cleft surgeries, that's the place to be).

Also, I've had some reader mail with broad questions about writing, and I'll be posting the answers over there. So check it out!

Seriously. It's where all the cool kids will be hanging.

The New Blog

And, yet again, I've moved the blog.

Which means that, now, for your blogging pleasure, you can find me over at my new everything-and-the-kitchen-sink blog, Angry Superheroes, www.angrysuperheroes.com

This blog will stay active for Julie Kenner book related stuff only (which means if you're looking for J.K. Beck news or homeschooling stuff or writing tidbits or follow-ups on Isabella's cleft surgeries, that's the place to be).

Seriously. It's where all the cool kids will be hanging.

New Kate Connor/Allie short story coming!

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Kate's coming this March!

A new Kate & Allie short story is coming out in March 2011 in the THOSE WHO FIGHT MONSTERS anthology!

I'm totally psyched–I don't usually write in a short format, but this story was an absolute blast to write, and I think fans will really enjoy it. It's unusual for the series because for the first time, we're not just in Kate's head (yes, we get into the mind of a teenager; that's scary in and of itself, eh?)

Isn't the cover fab?

And check out the Table of Contents–it's even better!

Table of Contents

Introduction: Down These Mean Crypts a (Wo)Man Must Walk

by Justin Gustainis ………………………………………………………………………………………

An Ace in the Hole (a Sazi story)

by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp ……………………………………………………………

Running Wild (an Outcast Season story)

by Rachel Caine ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Dusted (a Casa Nostradamus story)

by Laura Anne Gilman ……………………………………………………………………………………

Soul Stains (a Vampire Babylon story)

by Chris Marie Green ……………………………………………………………………………………

The Spirit of the Thing (a Nightside story)

by Simon R. Green ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Deal Breaker (a Quincey Morris story)

by Justin Gustainis ……………………………………………………………………………………

Impossible Love (a Piers Knight story)

by C.J. Henderson ……………………………………………………………………………………………

See Me (a Smoke and Shadows story)

by Tanya Huff ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The Demon You Know… (a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom story)

by Julie Kenner …………………………………………………………………………………………………

Hell Bound (a Hell on Earth story)

by Jackie Kessler ……………………………………………………………………………………………

Under the Hill and Far Away (a Black London story)

by Caitlin Kittredge ……………………………………………………………………………………

Little Better than a Beast (a Marla Mason story)

by T.R. Pratt ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Holding the Line (a Jill Kismet story)

by Lilith Saintcrow ………………………………………………………………………………………

Defining Shadows (a Lt. Jessi Hardin story)

by Carrie L. Vaughn ………………………………………………………………………………………

Lights! Camera! Novels!

Check out my new(ish) article on using film to help you write your novel over at my J.K. Beck blog!

Help build a library in Africa…and possibly win free books for you!

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Some of the kids of Malawi

Have I got an idea for you….

My friend Alyson (the daughter of a friend) is recently out of college and has taken a permanent position in Malawi. I'll probably get her title wrong, but I'm going to call her a missionary–she's living in an area ravaged by poverty, where she might go days without power or clean water–and she's working to build a library for the people of the community.

Our local community has really jumped to the task, and my friend's house is crammed full of boxes of books. (The daughter is home for a few months and staying with mom and dad before returning to Malawi). That's awesome, right? Well, here's the thing: shipping these books to Malawi is going to cost thousands of thousands of dollars which, needless to say, neither my friend nor the Malawi people benefiting from the library have.

She doesn't have a paypal account set up, but I volunteered to filter funds through mine. So if you want to help defray some of the shipping costs (any amount helps!) you can send money via Paypal to julie@juliekenner.com and I'll get a check to her (you can also mail a check to me at

105 Wildwood Road

Suite 103, PMB 120

Georgetown, TX 78633

Be sure to include "Malawi" in the message section of Paypal or "for" line of the check.

But wait! There's more! Donate more than $5, and as a special thank you, I'll put you in a drawing for a full set of my Julie Kenner Demon Hunting Soccer Mom books, along with my J.K. Beck Shadow Keeper books, all signed, of course!

And here's wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!